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hosey

[ hoh-zee ]

/ ˈhoʊ zi /

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verb (used without object), ho·seyed, ho·sey·ing.Informal.New England.

to choose sides, as in a children's game.

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How to use hosey in a sentence

Hosey Brewster looked down at his own big bulk, then around the great furnace room.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber
It was Hosey Lynch, then, for I saw him running like mad through the town, spreading the news everywhere.
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever
But ideota probably simply means unlearned here, and in the case of Agnes Hosey, below p. 33.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
"Mrs. Miles Creegan, the other brother's widow," said Hosey, lathering away and talking with breathless rapidity.
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever

"You're finished now, Captain," said Hosey, presenting him with a small cracked looking-glass.
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever